By Kelly McElroyStaff Writer <\/p>\n
The Nicholls State University mens basketball team moved to 2-0 during its preseason tour of the Bahamas with a 94-73 exhibition victory over IBA Elite at Sir Kendall Isaacs Gym in Nassau, Bahamas on Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n
The Colonels, under second-year coach Richie Riley, trailed 26-17 at the end of the first quarter, led 35-34 at halftime and trailed 57-56 at the end of the third quarter. <\/p>\n
The team wraps up the exhibition tour vs.the NBBA All Stars at Sir Kendall Isaacs Gym in Nassau, Bahamas at 8 p.m. tonight. <\/p>\n
Nicholls posted a 106-103 win in the event on Friday over the Bahamas All-Stars. <\/p>\n
College basketball teams are allowed preseason international trips once every four years. <\/p>\n
Any time you can take a foreign tour it is a huge opportunity for your team, Riley said before the team left Thibodaux. We have a lot of new faces that will be playing together for the first time, so it is certainly a bonus for them to get the chance to compete together. I'm proud of the way that our guys have approached the practices leading up to the tour. They have had a business-like approach each day and a commitment to improving. <\/p>\n
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